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RandomIdoit

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  1. By my calculations, my tax as percentage of income was around 18.44%. I don't know what the "right" amount is. Yes, I value the government items and services that allow me to live the life that I do, that's why I have no problem paying the amount that I do, which I think is fair. Sure, I have no problems with that.
  2. The fact that people think that giving more money to the government is a good thing makes me laugh.
  3. I already stated on this thread that everyone who is a citizen or permanent resident should be provided a free Texas ID if they cannot afford one. If it is free to them, how is that disenfranchising them?
  4. I only want eligible people to vote. I don't care who they vote for.
  5. Yeah, God forbid only eligible people are allowed to vote.
  6. The only issue I have with this, is that an ID in Texas means that you can prove you are here legally. So it would not be given to every resident.
  7. I don't get it. No one is going to be forced to have an ID. You asked why I thought people should have an ID. I said because it is a way to identify themselves and in the case of Texas IDs, would prove that they are here legally. If they choose not to have an ID, then they should expect to be questioned on who they are and if they are eligible to vote. Voting is not the only reason to have an ID, but I'm using that as an example based on the subject of this thread.
  8. And I said that it was my opinion that they should. I didn't say everyone is now going to be forced to have one. If you don't want an ID, that is fine. But don't complain when the police or people at the polls are questioning whether you are who you say you are.
  9. It's just my personal opinion that it would be useful to prove your identity and prove that you are here legally. In Texas, they now require you to be a US Citizen or present "evidence of lawful presence".
  10. That's actually not true. You may register to vote any time after you have reached the age of 17 years and 10 months so that your registration can be processed in time for an election falling on or after you turn 18 years old. Other voter eligibility requirements include: You must be a citizen of the United States. You must reside in the county where you are registering. You must NOT be a convicted felon who is currently incarcerated, on parole, or probation.* You must NOT have been declared mentally incompetent in a court of law. Once you have completed your period of incarceration, parole, and/or probation your voting rights are restored. You may need to re-register to vote. My point is just having a national ID does not automatically mean that you are eligible to vote. And I could be wrong, but I think David Dennison wants everyone in the US to have a national ID, whether they are here legally or not.
  11. I love it. But how does this prove that people are eligible to vote? And what about the people that have other constraints besides the $16 it costs to get an ID?
  12. Let us know when that happens. Until then, your assertion it's not voter suppression is false. Fortunately, Texas let's you use paychecks, birth certificates, government checks and other ways for you to "identify" yourself to be able to vote. You just have to fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.
  13. Every citizen or permanent resident should have an ID in my opinion. If they cannot afford the $16 to obtain one, then the state could provide one.
  14. The only voters who are suppressed by making sure they are authorized to vote are "voters" who are not authorized to vote.
  15. I'm not debating that. I'm saying if Joe from down the street shows up to vote, he should at a minimum show his id to be able to vote. Ideally, before he was allowed to vote he would need to prove that he is eligible to vote (US citizen, mentally competent, not a felon on parole or probation). I don't see how they could do this at the polls.
  16. Making sure someone is authorized to vote is not voter suppression. It's voter validation.
  17. Disagree. You should have to prove who you are to vote. You SHOULD have to prove that you are a citizen to vote as well, but I don't know how they would be able to do that in a timely manner.
  18. Some people say requiring a valid id is voter suppression.
  19. I'd like to see some numbers on this but have no idea where I could find them. And there are plenty of other reasons to vote for Democrats other than wanting to be taxed more. This would probably be the least popular reason for voting Democrat.
  20. Once again, they are not FORCED to live there. They want to live there or they feel obligated to live there to care for someone else that cannot or will not move with them. That's fine. In that case, they should educate themselves, learn a trade, or join the military. There are plenty of options for financial aid if they are poor and have dependents.
  21. But no one is forcing them to live where there are no better jobs. Yes it sucks and would require effort to move somewhere else, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. It's also not impossible to improve your job prospects. Maybe they should educate themselves or learn a trade. Maybe they should join the military. There are options out there.
  22. Who is forced to work for peanuts?
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